Joanne Doroshow
@jdoro24.bsky.social
Executive Director, Center for Justice & Democracy. Pro civil justice. Anti nuclear. To name a few. https://centerjd.org
Not good. apnews.com/article/supr...
Supreme Court will hear appeal by maker of popular Roundup weedkiller to block thousands of lawsuits
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal from agrochemical manufacturer Bayer to block thousands of state lawsuits alleging it failed to warn people its popular weedkiller could cause cancer.
apnews.com
January 16, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Not good. apnews.com/article/supr...
As we try to plod on in this country, it's important to remember that the mostly state-based civil justice system remains largely in tact. Check out my Tort Law Day 2025 presentation (at about 1:03:54) talking about our study, “The Modern Warfare Against Children.” www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMJZ...
January 9, 2026 at 3:13 PM
As we try to plod on in this country, it's important to remember that the mostly state-based civil justice system remains largely in tact. Check out my Tort Law Day 2025 presentation (at about 1:03:54) talking about our study, “The Modern Warfare Against Children.” www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMJZ...
Check out our new 2026 Medical Malpractice Briefing Book! Insurers are crying all the way to the bank while private equity ownership of health care (which is driving doctors away), continues wreaking havoc on patient safety. centerjd.org/content/brie...
January 6, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Check out our new 2026 Medical Malpractice Briefing Book! Insurers are crying all the way to the bank while private equity ownership of health care (which is driving doctors away), continues wreaking havoc on patient safety. centerjd.org/content/brie...
"A federal bill introduced this year would ensure the manufacturers can’t be held responsible for harming farmers in any state." Many states are also facing such legislation in 2026. www.mlive.com/news/2025/12...
Thousands of U.S. farmers have Parkinson’s. They blame a deadly pesticide.
Paraquat is banned in more than 70 countries, but still legal in the United States. Now, a growing number of U.S. farmers are blaming the toxic pesticide for their Parkinson's disease in a large lawsu...
www.mlive.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:23 PM
"A federal bill introduced this year would ensure the manufacturers can’t be held responsible for harming farmers in any state." Many states are also facing such legislation in 2026. www.mlive.com/news/2025/12...
States, keep going!: “despite the flurry of news coverage suggesting otherwise, this executive order means almost nothing”. bradleytusk.substack.com/p/why-trumps...
Why Trump’s AI Executive Order Falls Flat
Donald Trump is the master of doing something unusual or unthinkable and then daring everyone to stop him.
bradleytusk.substack.com
December 12, 2025 at 8:20 PM
States, keep going!: “despite the flurry of news coverage suggesting otherwise, this executive order means almost nothing”. bradleytusk.substack.com/p/why-trumps...
Add this to the list of uber-corrupt policies that will need to be undone. www.propublica.org/article/epa-...
Under Former Chemical Industry Insiders, Trump EPA Nearly Doubles Amount of Formaldehyde Considered Safe to Inhale
Chemical industry lobbyists have long pushed the government to adopt a less stringent approach to gauging the cancer risk from chemicals, one that would help ease regulations on companies that make or...
www.propublica.org
December 9, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Add this to the list of uber-corrupt policies that will need to be undone. www.propublica.org/article/epa-...
When it comes to Big Tech’s (lack of) accountability for harming teens and kids, we are in a dangerously backward political environment. www.techpolicy.press/congresss-bi...
Congress’s Bipartisan Child Online Safety Coalition is Unraveling | TechPolicy.Press
A congressional alliance pushing for stronger federal protections for kids online is splintering, Cristiano Lima-Strong reports.
www.techpolicy.press
December 2, 2025 at 11:00 PM
When it comes to Big Tech’s (lack of) accountability for harming teens and kids, we are in a dangerously backward political environment. www.techpolicy.press/congresss-bi...
These people. www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Trump administration backs Bayer's bid to curb Roundup lawsuits
President Donald Trump's administration urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to take up Bayer’s bid to curtail thousands of lawsuits claiming its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer, pushing the group'...
www.reuters.com
December 2, 2025 at 3:24 PM
These people. www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Check out our new study, “The Modern Warfare Against Children.” centerjd.org/content/stud...
October 6, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Check out our new study, “The Modern Warfare Against Children.” centerjd.org/content/stud...
The Center for Justice & Democracy has updated its summary of state caps on damages. For those seeking a very basic, non-legalese overview, this should be useful. centerjd.org/content/fact...
Fact Sheet: Caps On Compensatory Damages: A State Law Summary
CJ&D is a tax-exempt nonprofit group that works to protect the civil justice system and fight tort reform.
centerjd.org
September 29, 2025 at 5:05 PM
The Center for Justice & Democracy has updated its summary of state caps on damages. For those seeking a very basic, non-legalese overview, this should be useful. centerjd.org/content/fact...
Fighting the insurance industry is an important as fighting anyone, and they're on the ropes right now. www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Citizens' CEO speaks after judge halts administrative hearings to solve disputes
The continuing health of the state's insurance market depends on reforms that altered rules for suing insurers, CEO says.
www.yahoo.com
September 26, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Fighting the insurance industry is an important as fighting anyone, and they're on the ropes right now. www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Twenty-one years ago. Feels like yesterday. www.nytimes.com/2004/05/05/u...
Disney Is Blocking Distribution of Film That Criticizes Bush (Published 2004)
www.nytimes.com
September 18, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Twenty-one years ago. Feels like yesterday. www.nytimes.com/2004/05/05/u...
What a tremendous victory for advocates fighting Big Tech’s push for zero AI accountability. As dire as things seem sometimes, this shows what’s possible and how to win. www.techpolicy.press/us-senate-dr...
US Senate Drops Proposed Moratorium on State AI Laws in Budget Vote | TechPolicy.Press
The 99-1 vote followed the collapse of a compromise between Senators Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN).
www.techpolicy.press
July 1, 2025 at 12:51 PM
What a tremendous victory for advocates fighting Big Tech’s push for zero AI accountability. As dire as things seem sometimes, this shows what’s possible and how to win. www.techpolicy.press/us-senate-dr...
Congratulations to everyone who stood up to the “tort reform” movement and made this happen! news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and...
Litigation Finance Levy Cut From Tax Bill by Senate Referee (1)
A proposal to add an additional levy to litigation finance profits will need to be removed from the Republican tax and spending bill, the Senate’s referee said Monday.
news.bloomberglaw.com
July 1, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Congratulations to everyone who stood up to the “tort reform” movement and made this happen! news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and...
May 25, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Check out our new Backgrounder, the latest compilation of small business surveys, all of which confirm that issues related to "lawsuits" are of less importance to small businesses than almost any issue they could possibly face, or on which they want lawmakers to focus. centerjd.org/content/back...
Backgrounder: Limiting Lawsuits; Small Businesses’ Least Concern
CJ&D is a tax-exempt nonprofit group that works to protect the civil justice system and fight tort reform.
centerjd.org
May 14, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Check out our new Backgrounder, the latest compilation of small business surveys, all of which confirm that issues related to "lawsuits" are of less importance to small businesses than almost any issue they could possibly face, or on which they want lawmakers to focus. centerjd.org/content/back...
From the nation's leading independent insurance rating agency. (No doubt, the same in true in every state.) "'Louisiana homeowners are being shortchanged by insurers prioritizing profits,' said Dr. Martin D. Weiss, founder of Weiss Ratings. 'Regulators must act...'" weissratings.com/en/weiss-new...
Florida Home Insurance Crisis Bleeding Into Louisiana
The only ratings agency that combines the broadest coverage, strictest independence, complete objectivity, high ethics, and a commitment to safety.
weissratings.com
May 13, 2025 at 5:05 PM
From the nation's leading independent insurance rating agency. (No doubt, the same in true in every state.) "'Louisiana homeowners are being shortchanged by insurers prioritizing profits,' said Dr. Martin D. Weiss, founder of Weiss Ratings. 'Regulators must act...'" weissratings.com/en/weiss-new...
Check out our new study, "Highway to the Danger Zone," which examines fundamental safety problems that currently plague EV passenger cars and trucks, electric buses, e-bikes, and e-scooters, as well as consumer protection and legal rights. All we can say is, "Yikes!" centerjd.org/content/stud...
May 6, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Check out our new study, "Highway to the Danger Zone," which examines fundamental safety problems that currently plague EV passenger cars and trucks, electric buses, e-bikes, and e-scooters, as well as consumer protection and legal rights. All we can say is, "Yikes!" centerjd.org/content/stud...
Times may feel dark but there’s light, like our wonderful @nylawschool clinic students who just took a trip to DC, meeting with Congressional staff who are doing what they can to hold back the tide. So hopeful for this next generation of lawyers who intend to kick butt!
April 26, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Times may feel dark but there’s light, like our wonderful @nylawschool clinic students who just took a trip to DC, meeting with Congressional staff who are doing what they can to hold back the tide. So hopeful for this next generation of lawyers who intend to kick butt!
If true (and no reason to doubt it), we'll start seeing a flood of horrific and preventable consumer product injuries and deaths. Calling all plaintiffs' lawyers. consumerfed.org/press_releas...
Leaked Trump Administration Document Exposes Plans to Eliminate the Consumer Product Safety Commission · Consumer Federation of America
Consumer Federation of America strongly condemns plans to eliminate the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) as part of the drastic reorganization plans for the United States Department of Health...
consumerfed.org
April 21, 2025 at 4:29 PM
If true (and no reason to doubt it), we'll start seeing a flood of horrific and preventable consumer product injuries and deaths. Calling all plaintiffs' lawyers. consumerfed.org/press_releas...
We updated our Backgrounder, "Americans Reject the English Rule (“Loser Pays”)" to respond substantively to a new political ad that blames inflation and high prices on lawyers and lawsuits (yep, you heard me), and pushing for a type of "tort reform" called "loser pays."
centerjd.org/content/back...
centerjd.org/content/back...
Backgrounder: Americans Reject the English Rule (“Loser Pays”)
CJ&D is a tax-exempt nonprofit group that works to protect the civil justice system and fight tort reform.
centerjd.org
March 31, 2025 at 1:17 PM
We updated our Backgrounder, "Americans Reject the English Rule (“Loser Pays”)" to respond substantively to a new political ad that blames inflation and high prices on lawyers and lawsuits (yep, you heard me), and pushing for a type of "tort reform" called "loser pays."
centerjd.org/content/back...
centerjd.org/content/back...
Thanks to the Consumer Attorneys of California for including our article about the private equity takeover of health care! online.flippingbook.com/view/8221506...
CAOC Forum - March/April 2025
The CAOC Forum magazine is a member benefit of the Consumer Attorneys Of California.
online.flippingbook.com
March 27, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Thanks to the Consumer Attorneys of California for including our article about the private equity takeover of health care! online.flippingbook.com/view/8221506...
Reposted by Joanne Doroshow
Not getting much attention, but the Senate GOP is about to start voting - to make sure banks can charge higher overdraft fees. Seriously.
Good time to let your Senators know what you think of that.
Good time to let your Senators know what you think of that.
March 27, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Not getting much attention, but the Senate GOP is about to start voting - to make sure banks can charge higher overdraft fees. Seriously.
Good time to let your Senators know what you think of that.
Good time to let your Senators know what you think of that.